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Magnesium Attack of Cementitious Materials in Marine Environments

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Abstract

Concrete undergoes numerous chemical reactions with the chemicals in a marine environment. While sodium chloride is the dominant salt in marine waters, there is also a substantial amount of magnesium sulfate. The attack by the Mg ion is particularly dangerous for the system, as it can cause a complete disintegration of the C-S-H in the long term. However, in the presence of a strong chloride environment such as in seawater, there are some differences in the mechanism of magnesium attack as opposed to a typical sulfate attack. This chapter explores the chemistry of magnesium and sulfate attack in a chloride environment.

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    Manu Santhanam

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  3. Department of Structural Engineering, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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Santhanam, M. (2013). Magnesium Attack of Cementitious Materials in Marine Environments. In: Alexander, M., Bertron, A., De Belie, N. (eds) Performance of Cement-Based Materials in Aggressive Aqueous Environments. RILEM State-of-the-Art Reports, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5413-3_3

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